Trina joined the NBC 5 team in July 2014.
Trina came to Chicago from her home market of Pittsburgh where she spent six years as a reporter and fill-in anchor at KDKA-TV. During her time there Trina covered the Jerry Sandusky Trial, the planning and dedication of the Flight 93 National Memorial and the blizzard of 2010 that crippled much of the northeast.
Trina started her career in Erie, PA where she anchored the market's number one rated morning and noon newscasts at WJET-TV. She also helped launch Fox 66 News in the Morning on sister station WFXP-TV.
Trina graduated cum laude from the University of Southern California with a double major in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science.
She grew up in Mt Pleasant, PA, a small town about an hour east of Pittsburgh.
Trina and her husband Jarmon live in Chicago with their daughter, son and puppy named Baxter.
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New Far South Side Tech Center Hopes to Bridge Technical Divide
After more than two years of planning, Providence Baptist Church in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on Chicago’s Far south Side held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sunday to mark the opening of a new high-tech center. “We wanted to have something to meet the needs of the people,” said William Foster, Jr., senior pastor at Providence Baptist Church. “That is our...
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Chicago Native Wilton Gregory Appointed First Black Cardinal in US
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Police Searching for Suspects in String of Carjackings in Logan Square
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Student-Athletes Protest Outside Pritzker's Home, Demand Return to Fall Sports
One day after plans were announced for a class action lawsuit against the Illinois High School Association, seeking for fall sports to resume, several student-athletes and their parents took their fight to outside Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Gold Coast Sunday. “We’re trying to get his attention,” said Dave Ruggles, a parent who is also a plaintiff in the lawsuit. “We’re...
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‘Let Us Play:' Students Take Part in Suburban Rally Calling for Fall Sports to Resume
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